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Unfortunately, She was a Nymphomaniac: A New History of Rome's
'Pacy, witty and authoritative' Jonathan Freedland 'In her hands, ancient history becomes a vivid avenue of approach to a burning modern-world concern... a powerful and important book' Daily Telegraph A...
Hieroglyph Detective: How to Decode the Sacred Language of the Ancient
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Egyptian hieroglyphs have long fascinated people the world over, though traditionally only specially trained scholars have been able to unlock their esoteric secrets. In Hieroglyph Detective , renowned Egyptologist Nigel...
The Classical World in Bite-sized Chunks
Explore the fascinating world of Greek and Roman history in this new entry in the bestselling Bite-Sized Chunks series. Perhaps more than any other period in history, the era of...
Brief Histories: Ancient Greece: Everything you wanted to know but
Journey back in time to explore one the most fascinating and influential periods of ancient history. In this concise and incredibly readable short history, Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts journeys from...
A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization
A general introduction to the classical world from its origins to the fall of the Roman Empire. The book focuses on questions of how we know about Classical civilization from...
Lords of Battle: The World of the Celtic Warrior
To the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome, the Celtic warrior of the late Iron Age was the archetypal barbarian: savage, undisciplined, and bloodthirsty. In a clash of cultures that...
The Classical World in Bite-sized Chunks
Explore the fascinating world of Greek and Roman history in this new entry in the bestselling Bite-Sized Chunks series. Perhaps more than any other period in history, the era of...
A Walk Through Ancient Rome: A Tour of the Historical Sites That
In this expert guide to the ancient city, Dr Philip Matyszak takes us on a tour of ancient Rome's most fascinating and important sites and locations, revealing the secrets of...
The Alcestis Of Euripides; Translated Into English Prose With Introduction And Notes
$15.00 AUD
Author: D. W. LucasBinding: HardbackPublished: Cohen & West Ltd, 1951Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis academic text presents D. W. Lucas's meticulous...
The Trial Of Jesus: The Jewish and Roman proceeding against Jesus Christ described and assessed from the Oldest accounts (Translated from second revised and enlarged edition)
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Author: Dr. Josef BlinzlerBinding: HardbackPublished: The Newman Press, 1959Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light stain on book block. In this scholarly work...
The History Of The Pacific Islands: Kingdoms Of The Reefs
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Author: Deryck ScarrBinding: HardbackPublished: Australian National University, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sun fading to dj otherwise goodThis comprehensive historical account chronicles the intricate development of...
Dido Queen Of Carthage And The Massacre At Paris
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Author: Christopher MarloweBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Clipped priceThis volume presents two powerful tragedies by the Elizabethan playwright...
Arcesilayus At Tocra
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Author: Christopher TowerBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld AND Nicolson, 1992Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsArcesilayus at Tocra transports readers to the ancient world, immersing them in a compelling narrative set against the...
The Leisure Of An Egyptian Official
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Author: Lord Edward CecilBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1931Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Slight separation of book from cover at the front as indicated in...
The Gold Of The Gods
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Author: Erich Von DänikenBinding: HardbackPublished: Souvenir Press, 1972Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some creases to the DJ.This book presents a compelling argument for extraterrestrial involvement...
In Search Of Ancient Gods: My Pictorial Evidence For The Impossible
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Author: Erich Von DänikenBinding: HardbackPublished: Souvenir Press, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Price clipped DJThis book presents a collection of visual evidence supporting unconventional theories regarding...
The Genius Figure In Antiquity And The Middle Ages
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Author: Jane Chance NitzscheBinding: HardbackPublished: Columbia University Press, 1975Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis academic work examines the concept of the genius figure across two pivotal historical...
The Early Church: Historical And Theological Studies
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Author: Oscar CullmannBinding: HardbackPublished: London: SCM Press, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Blue board in good condition. Chipped and worn DJ. Light foxing on...
Greek Culture: The Adventure Of The Human Spirit
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Author: Alice Von HildebrandBinding: HardbackPublished: George Braziller, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Board in good condition. Minor surface wear on DJ. Clean text. This volume presents...
An Examination of Plato's Doctrines (Two-Volume Set)
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Author: I. M. CrombieBinding: HardbackPublished: Routledge & Kegan Paul; The Humanities Press, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis scholarly work presents a thorough analysis of Plato's philosophical doctrines....
Brief Histories: Ancient Greece: Everything you wanted to know but
Journey back in time to explore one the most fascinating and influential periods of ancient history. In this concise and incredibly readable short history, Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts journeys from...
The Man in the Ice: The Discovery of a 5,000-Year-Old Body Reveals the
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In 1991, the world was electrified to hear of the discovery of the almost perfectly preserved corpse of a Neolithic hunter who died 5,300 years ago. Now, the leader of...
Palatine: An Alternative History of the Caesars
'Lets us see how power really worked, in public and private ... Stothard tells this story superbly' Dominic Sandbrook, SUNDAY TIMES 14 CE: The first Roman emperor is dead. A...
Year 1000: What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium: An
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How did people make sense of the end of one era and the start of another? The Year 1000 plunges readers into the past in colorful detail and provides them...
Aesop's Fables: A New Translation
From a renowned scholar and translator, the definitive translation of Aesop's Fables Aesop's fables are among the most familiar and best-loved stories in the world. Tales like "The Tortoise and...
The Tale of the Axe: How the Neolithic Revolution Transformed Britain
Focusing on the British Isles, the author explores a period of huge societal change - the Neolithic, or 'New Stone Age' - through the most iconic artifact of its time:...
The Cambridge World History
From 1200 BCE to 900 CE, the world witnessed the rise of powerful new states and empires, as well as networks of cross-cultural exchange and conquest. Considering the formation and...
The Archimedes Palimpsest
The Archimedes Palimpsest is the name given to a Byzantine prayer book that was written over a number of earlier manuscripts, including one that contained two unique works by Archimedes,...
The Archimedes Palimpsest
The Archimedes Palimpsest is the name given to a Byzantine prayer book that was written over a number of earlier manuscripts, including one that contained two unique works by Archimedes,...
Geographers of the Ancient Greek World: Volume 1: Selected Texts in
Ancient Greek geographical writing is represented not just by the surviving works of the well-known authors Strabo, Pausanias, and Ptolemy, but also by many other texts dating from the Archaic...
Latin Military Papyri of Dura-Europos (P.Dura 55-145): A New Edition
This is a full new edition of the Latin papyri from Dura Europos, which provide a wealth of material for several branches of Classical scholarship. They are a priceless source...
The Cambridge World History
Volume 1 of the Cambridge World History is an introduction to both the discipline of world history and the earliest phases of world history up to 10,000 BCE. In Part...
Roman Britain's Missing Legion: What Really Happened to IX Hispana?
Legio IX Hispana had a long and active history, later founding York from where it guarded the northern frontiers in Britain. But the last evidence for its existence in Britain...
Geographers of the Ancient Greek World: Volume 2: Selected Texts in
Ancient Greek geographical writing is represented not just by the surviving works of the well-known authors Strabo, Pausanias, and Ptolemy, but also by many other texts dating from the Archaic...
The Forgotten Sense: The New Science of Smell
Human olfaction - the sense of smell - enables us to appreciate food and drink, it warns us of dangers and it makes our environments more enjoyable. However, olfaction is...
A Guide To Roman Britain
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Author: Leonard CottrellBinding: HardbackPublished: Chilton Books, Philadelphia, 1966Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume presents a triumph of archaeological investigation. The text describes a fascinating and detailed...
The 'Satyricon' Of Petronius: A Literary Study
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Author: J.P. SullivanBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber and Faber Limited, London, 1968Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe book offers a scholarly examination of Petronius's ancient Roman novel, 'Satyricon'. This...
La Muculufa, The Early Bronze Age Sanctuary: The Early Bronze Age Village; Excavations Of 1982 And 1983
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Author: R. Ross Holloway, Martha S. Joukowsky, Susan S. LukeshBinding: SoftbackPublished: Center for Old World Archaeology and Art, Brown University, 1990Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis volume...
Sexti Properti Carmina: Recognovit Brevique Adnotatione Critica Instruxit
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Author: Ioannes S. PhillimoreBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford Clarendon Press, London, 1946Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis volume presents "Carmina," a collection of poems by the Roman elegiac poet...
Four Greek Plays
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Author: Translated and adapted by Kenneth McLeishBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, UK, 1964Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markings- Sophocles: Oedipus the King, Antigone; Aristophanes: The Acharnians, Peace This book...
Rhesos
$40.00 AUD
Author: Euripides; Richard Emil Braun (trans.)Binding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, New York, 1978Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book presents a classical Greek tragedy. The narrative examines...
Spartaci Filius: In Latinum Converterunt Claudius Aziza Et Michael Dubrocard
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Author: Jacques MartinBinding: HardbackPublished: Casterman, 1983Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis graphic novel transports readers to an ancient world, following the adventures of a character connected to...
Pliny The Elder: Historia Naturalis
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Author: Joyce Irene WhalleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1982Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a scholarly examination of Pliny the Elder's monumental work, "Historia...
The History Of The Greek And Roman Theater
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Author: Margarete BieberBinding: SoftbackPublished: Princeton University Press, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a comprehensive account of theatrical traditions in ancient Greece and Rome. It...
Petronii Arbitri. Cena Trimalchionis
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Author: Martin S. SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1975Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents 'Cena Trimalchionis', a significant portion of Petronius's Satyricon. The...
Plautus: Miles Gloriosus
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Author: PlautusBinding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University Press, 1970Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerMiles Gloriosus is a comedic play from ancient Rome. The narrative centers on a...
Plautus: The Darker Comedies: Bacchides, Casina, And Truculentus
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Author: James TatumBinding: SoftbackPublished: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1983Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe book presents a collection of plays by Plautus, specifically "Bacchides," "Casina," and "Truculentus."...